March 15, 2015

"I'm glad you've managed to visit me so often." Roddie shuffled to the center of the couch and slung his arm around Alya's shoulders. "I hope your parents aren't feeling too guilty about making me head back to campus early."

"I don't think 'guilty' is the right word. They're realists." Her mother had been younger than she was when Shahira had been born, after all. "But they wish you well, and they won't have much jurisdiction once I start here anyway."

"Pity that's still nine months away. We could very well have a baby before then."

"That's got to be the worst hint I've ever heard. Besides, you know I need to get something from the clinic before we can do that."

"True. University's enough work without a baby anyway."

"Really? You and your friends never seem to be doing much when I drop by."

"Not true." He pulled her onto his lap and smirked. "We drink a lot."

"A lucky thing you're not a mean drunk, then." Nor could he hold his liquor, truth be told--but he didn't need that pointed out so soon after the New Years' fiasco. "I think we'll have more to do once I'm here too."

"Well, then." He bowed his head, his brow to hers. "I'm up for it when you are."

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